News before 2026-10-20

2026-10-20[Analyst Forecast] Kobayashi Pharmaceutical: FY2026 ordinary profit forecast down 0.3% from the previous week (IFIS Stock Forecast)

2026-10-20[Analyst Forecast] Nihon Kohden Corporation, ordinary profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 down 4.6% from the previous week (IFIS stock forecasts)

2026-10-20Tokyo FX: Dollar-yen rises, exceeds previous day’s high before falling back to the 158.50 area

2026-10-20VIA Holdings – buying interest as it formulates financial and capital policy roadmap, targeting an early resumption of dividends and a market capitalization above ¥20 billion (Traders Web)

2026-10-20Why Did AI-Related Stocks “Plunge”? Five Factors and the Outlook for Japanese Equities — Nomura Securities’ Ikeda Yunosuke (池田雄之輔)

2026-10-20Disney APAC leadership changed from Luke Kang to Carol Choi, as Kang retires and Choi is appointed president

2026-10-20三愛オブリ Employees and Others Experience Forest Thinning in Motoyama, Kochi Prefecture

2026-10-20[Today's Stock Pick] ヴィア・ホールディングス raises profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 (FISCO)

2026-10-20Are Bank Stocks a Buy? Analyzing the Outlook for 2026 and Five Top Picks

2026-10-20Nikkei Average opens down ¥161, with Trend Micro and Taiyo Yuden among the decliners

2026-10-20Stocks that moved the previous day, part 1: Macnica Holdings, Resonac Holdings, Komehyo Holdings and others

2026-10-20Nikkei Stock Average opens lower for second straight session, weighed down by higher interest rates in Europe and the US

2026-10-20JR Tokai to Introduce New S0 Series of Shinkansen in 2029, Will Have Automated Operations Between Tokyo, Osaka

2026-10-20Corporate e-learning training course “Etiquette Course for Foreign Nationals Working in Japan” launches

2026-10-20Yen's upside limited in the ¥158 range, with the 200-day moving average acting as resistance; U.S. housing data and BOJ meeting in focus

2026-10-20[Tokyo Stocks] Mixed trading; some AI-related stocks decline (afternoon session opening on the 20th) (Jiji Press)

2026-10-20Koei Tecmo Holdings rises after raising its second-quarter earnings forecast

2026-10-20【Watch】Check Tomorrow’s Positive and Negative Catalysts in Disclosures! (Announced on 16 October) (Correction)

2026-10-20Large-scale grassland fire in Mongolia; vehicle belonging to Japanese company suspected as cause (Kyodo News)

2026-10-20cotta × Fuji Oil: Plant-Based Milk Fermented Ingredient “DEALI” Experiential Event — Chefs Hatakeyama (畠山) and Eguchi (江口) Demonstrate, Expressing a New Concept

2026-10-20東京きらぼしフィナンシャルグループ (7173) Stock Price and Shares

2026-10-20グランディーズ [3261]: Notice Concerning the Opening of Tokyo Branch — 16 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-20AIZAWA SECURITIES GROUP CO., LTD., interim forecast, consolidated net profit of ¥1.827 billion (Jiji Press)

2026-10-20Nikkei Average close on the 20th: continued decline, down ¥841 to ¥64,075 (Kabutan News)

2026-10-20Saturday LIVE News Zigzag: Leaked personal information is being sold... What kinds of transactions take place on the dark web? [News Zigzag]

2026-10-20【Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Large Sums】An In-Depth Investigation into the M&A Field Special | Let’s Look at the World Through Money — Learn Economics on Tuesday Nights

2026-10-20USD/JPY weakens, remains within this month's range: Tokyo morning forex market overview

2026-10-20Tokyo Stock Exchange Opening: Nikkei Average Starts Lower for a Second Straight Session as Rising Interest Rates Weigh; Semiconductor Shares Fall

2026-10-20伏木海陸運送 to face JR East in the Japan Amateur Baseball Championship’s opening game on the 31st

2026-10-20[Setsunan University] “NIPRO” Mandelic Acid Assay Reagent / “NIPRO” Phenylglyoxylic Acid Assay Reagent: Efficient Measurement of Organic Solvent Metabolites in Urine

2026-10-20Mitsubishi Electric to Form Joint Venture with Swiss-Based ABB for Switchboard Components Business, Transferring Shares for ¥82.4 Billion

2026-10-20Stocks in Focus (Morning Session): リネットジャパン, シライ電子, SoftBank Group and Others

2026-10-20メタプラネット Secures Approval to Acquire Nasdaq-Listed Company (NADA NEWS)

2026-10-20GMO GlobalSign Holdings: Raises net income forecast on gains from the sale of subsidiary shares and other factors, increases year-end dividend (FISCO)

2026-10-20Exhibiting at the 11th General Affairs, Human Resources and Accounting Week [Osaka], a trade show for back-office operations

2026-10-20France's economy in crisis: working hours are short and corporate investment is sluggish... “Can the country remain viable?” (Chosun Ilbo Japanese Edition)

2026-10-20European EV bill under consideration: “Objectives and means do not align,” Economy Minister Akazawa (赤沢) criticizes

2026-10-20Teijin Group begins by integrating its IT organizations, systems and data to enable company-wide AI adoption

2026-10-20How to Keep Yuzu Fresh for 3 Months: Nichirei Foods’ Storage Tips (オトナンサー)

2026-10-20Bridal Lingerie Set: Longline Bra, Waist Cincher and Girdle, Original Lace Shapewear – Tocco vintage Lace | minne byGMO Pepabo, One of Japan’s Largest Handmade Online Marketplaces

2026-10-20SBI iShares Nikkei 225 Index Fund [89311237]: NAV and Mutual Fund Information

2026-10-20オプトラン to dissolve subsidiary ナノリソティックス amid corporate downturn

2026-10-20“The More You Seek Time Efficiency, the More Roundabout the Route Becomes”: Why Wantedly CEO Naka Akiko (仲暁子) Recommends “Inefficiency” When Choosing a Job

2026-10-20[Key Official Remarks] Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy: “The Takaichi Cabinet gives the utmost respect to the BOJ’s autonomy as stipulated in Article 3 of the Bank of Japan Act” (Traders Web)

2026-10-20[Outlook for Today's Tokyo Stock Market] Dow up $530 and Nikkei futures up ¥810, raising hopes for a rebound, though semiconductor stocks remain a concern

2026-10-20YOKOWO opens Indian joint-venture plant, strengthens automotive antenna capacity

2026-10-20Aoyama Trading launches high-performance dress belt made with Tochigi Leather split leather, exclusively at Yofuku no Aoyama stores

2026-10-20PHP flaw temporarily suspends services at companies in five Chugoku-region prefectures, including Hiroshima Bank and Izumi

2026-10-20TOTO Confirms Additional Tokyo Show at Ariake Arena for 50th Anniversary Tour (CDJournal)

2026-10-20Agreement signed on conservation and restoration of satoyama and satouchi areas / Kobe City, Toa Corporation and Forestry Culture Association